Ski country in summer only strengthens love for our winter sport
Venture with me and William Shakespeare deep into ski country in the sultry season of June, July and August. Head to your favorite ski hill;…
Believe it or not: Bad ski days always beat no-ski days
Sometimes in ski country we just don’t ski. We don’t feel well, or we don’t feel like it. It’s too cold or it’s too warm.…
Celebrating the passion and quirkiness of true ‘skiers’
Up here in the snowy mountains, we have our own language. When we say the conditions are “wicked,” we mean they’re terrific. When we say…
A healthy obsession with collecting bits and pieces of skiing history
Hardly anyone listens to Harold Putnam anymore, in part because he now cruises down the slopes in another world; he was born a few years…
A tribute to ski moms everywhere
Seven inches of snow had just fallen and the lodge was jammed with dozens of parents leaning over their children’s ski boots. And over there,…
Check out some classic reads on skiing as we get ready for the season
I once thought this time of year was the Useless Season. No snow. No prospect of snow. The equipment packages at the local ski shop…
